Product Recycling Fees

[Tom Kjeldsen]

Has anyone implemented an added recycling fee (like a bottle deposit) on
their products. If so, how did you go about it?
 
What I am trying to do is add a government mandated recycling fee on
specific products in specific geographic areas, as different fees will
apply according to the local rules.
 
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,
--Tom

[Scott Gray]

Hi Tom

Regardless of what it is called it just sounds like another tax to me and
should be treated as such.

Regards
Scott

On 20/02/2008, Tom Kjeldsen <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Has anyone implemented an added recycling fee (like a bottle deposit) on
> their products. If so, how did you go about it?
>
> What I am trying to do is add a government mandated recycling fee on
> specific products in specific geographic areas, as different fees will
> apply according to the local rules.
>
> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> --Tom
>

[Tom Kjeldsen]

I agree.  It is a tax, however it is a flat tax not a percentage.  One
other wrinkle I have is that the fee may also have sales tax applied on
top of it.

I am using the latest SVN version of opentaps and a flat tax doesn't
seem to be possible, so I thought I would see if anyone else has already
tackled the problem.  If not, I will go ahead and code the support myself.

Thanks,
--Tom

Scott Gray wrote:

> Hi Tom
>
> Regardless of what it is called it just sounds like another tax to me and
> should be treated as such.
>
> Regards
> Scott
>
> On 20/02/2008, Tom Kjeldsen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>  
>> Has anyone implemented an added recycling fee (like a bottle deposit) on
>> their products. If so, how did you go about it?
>>
>> What I am trying to do is add a government mandated recycling fee on
>> specific products in specific geographic areas, as different fees will
>> apply according to the local rules.
>>
>> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Tom
>>
>>    
>
>  

[David E Jones]

You can create a "Promotion" that will cause an adjustment to be added  
to the cart, and thereby to the order.

The "Promotion" can be for a positive amount, ie a charge and not a  
discount, and you can set any OrderAdjustmentType you want on it.

-David


On Feb 20, 2008, at 1:15 AM, Tom Kjeldsen wrote:

> I agree.  It is a tax, however it is a flat tax not a percentage.  
> One other wrinkle I have is that the fee may also have sales tax  
> applied on top of it.
>
> I am using the latest SVN version of opentaps and a flat tax doesn't  
> seem to be possible, so I thought I would see if anyone else has  
> already tackled the problem.  If not, I will go ahead and code the  
> support myself.
>
> Thanks,
> --Tom
>
> Scott Gray wrote:
>> Hi Tom
>>
>> Regardless of what it is called it just sounds like another tax to  
>> me and
>> should be treated as such.
>>
>> Regards
>> Scott
>>
>> On 20/02/2008, Tom Kjeldsen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone implemented an added recycling fee (like a bottle  
>>> deposit) on
>>> their products. If so, how did you go about it?
>>>
>>> What I am trying to do is add a government mandated recycling fee on
>>> specific products in specific geographic areas, as different fees  
>>> will
>>> apply according to the local rules.
>>>
>>> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --Tom
>>>
>>>
>>
>>

[Tom Kjeldsen]

Thanks David.  That is an idea I had not considered.

I have added a promotion that adds a flat amount to the order.  However
for 1 item on the order I get 3 promotions added (tripling up the added
fee)!  And for each increment of the quantity 2 more promotion lines are
added (so for a quantity of 2 I have 5 promos, 3 -> 7, etc).  Very
strange.

Also, restricting the action or entire promotion by the product's top
level category seems to have no effect on whether the promo is added to
the order or not.

Finally, can promos be restricted to apply to only a specific taxAuthGeoId?

Is there anywhere I can find good explanations on how promos work and
the correct way to set them up?

Thanks,
--Tom

David E Jones wrote:

>
> You can create a "Promotion" that will cause an adjustment to be added
> to the cart, and thereby to the order.
>
> The "Promotion" can be for a positive amount, ie a charge and not a
> discount, and you can set any OrderAdjustmentType you want on it.
>
> -David
>
>
> On Feb 20, 2008, at 1:15 AM, Tom Kjeldsen wrote:
>
>> I agree.  It is a tax, however it is a flat tax not a percentage.  
>> One other wrinkle I have is that the fee may also have sales tax
>> applied on top of it.
>>
>> I am using the latest SVN version of opentaps and a flat tax doesn't
>> seem to be possible, so I thought I would see if anyone else has
>> already tackled the problem.  If not, I will go ahead and code the
>> support myself.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Tom
>>
>> Scott Gray wrote:
>>> Hi Tom
>>>
>>> Regardless of what it is called it just sounds like another tax to
>>> me and
>>> should be treated as such.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> On 20/02/2008, Tom Kjeldsen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Has anyone implemented an added recycling fee (like a bottle
>>>> deposit) on
>>>> their products. If so, how did you go about it?
>>>>
>>>> What I am trying to do is add a government mandated recycling fee on
>>>> specific products in specific geographic areas, as different fees will
>>>> apply according to the local rules.
>>>>
>>>> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> --Tom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> .

[Jacopo Cappellato]

Hi Tom,

Tom Kjeldsen wrote:
> Thanks David.  That is an idea I had not considered.
>
> I have added a promotion that adds a flat amount to the order.  However
> for 1 item on the order I get 3 promotions added (tripling up the added
> fee)!  And for each increment of the quantity 2 more promotion lines are
> added (so for a quantity of 2 I have 5 promos, 3 -> 7, etc).  Very strange.

You can set one of the "Use Limit Per..." fields in the main promo
screen to adjust this.

Jacopo

> Also, restricting the action or entire promotion by the product's top
> level category seems to have no effect on whether the promo is added to
> the order or not.
>
> Finally, can promos be restricted to apply to only a specific taxAuthGeoId?
>
> Is there anywhere I can find good explanations on how promos work and
> the correct way to set them up?
>
> Thanks,
> --Tom
>
> David E Jones wrote:
>>
>> You can create a "Promotion" that will cause an adjustment to be added
>> to the cart, and thereby to the order.
>>
>> The "Promotion" can be for a positive amount, ie a charge and not a
>> discount, and you can set any OrderAdjustmentType you want on it.
>>
>> -David
>>
>>
>> On Feb 20, 2008, at 1:15 AM, Tom Kjeldsen wrote:
>>
>>> I agree.  It is a tax, however it is a flat tax not a percentage.  
>>> One other wrinkle I have is that the fee may also have sales tax
>>> applied on top of it.
>>>
>>> I am using the latest SVN version of opentaps and a flat tax doesn't
>>> seem to be possible, so I thought I would see if anyone else has
>>> already tackled the problem.  If not, I will go ahead and code the
>>> support myself.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --Tom
>>>
>>> Scott Gray wrote:
>>>> Hi Tom
>>>>
>>>> Regardless of what it is called it just sounds like another tax to
>>>> me and
>>>> should be treated as such.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>> On 20/02/2008, Tom Kjeldsen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone implemented an added recycling fee (like a bottle
>>>>> deposit) on
>>>>> their products. If so, how did you go about it?
>>>>>
>>>>> What I am trying to do is add a government mandated recycling fee on
>>>>> specific products in specific geographic areas, as different fees will
>>>>> apply according to the local rules.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> --Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> .